Markets and prices news
2024-05-19
Mushroom farming flourishes in Rwanda
Demand for mushrooms is booming in Africa. Mushroom farming is low-cost and sustainable - and mushrooms are seen as a nutritious meat alternative. We visit a farm in Rwanda. Read more
nature and environment rwanda
2024-05-19
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: enVista's Thomas Stretar Talks Warehouse Automation
Thomas Stretar, VP of technology and labor management practice leader at enVista, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Read more
warehousing automation
2024-05-19
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: PLM FLeet's Don Durm Details Food Safety Best Practices
Don Durm, VP, customer solutions for PLM Fleet, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Read more
safety & security food safety
2024-05-19
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros... Read more
transportation ocean ports & carriers
2024-05-19
Syria: Suicide drones increasingly targeting civilians
Violence is still raging 13 years after the outbreak of Syria's civil war. Now government forces have ramped up armed drone attacks on farmers in rebel-held areas — threatening lives, food supply and... Read more
politics middle east
2024-05-19
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Ndustrial's Charles Tuck Talks Carbon Neutrality in Cold Storage
Charles Tuck, co-founder and SVP of energy and IoT solutions for Ndustrial, was named one of our Lifetime Achievement winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Read more
warehousing cold storage
2024-05-19
Women in Supply Chain: ALOM's Lisa Dolan Challenges Conferences to Make a Stage for Diverse Panelists
Lisa Dolan, VP of supply chain strategy for ALOM, served as Supply & Demand Chain Executive's overall Pros to Know winner in 2019. Since then, she continues to challenge organizations to step up and... Read more
videos flog video library
2024-05-19
Women in Supply Chain: Manifest's Pam Simon Talks Embracing the Supply Chain Journey
Pam Simon, conference chair and EVP of programming for Manifest, hosted by Connectiv, named one of our 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks relationships, work-life balance and embracing... Read more
professional development mentorship programs
2024-05-18
China purchasing 95,000 tons of beef monthly from Brazil
April 2024 was a historic milestone in beef exports for Brazil having shipped 236,842 tons, generating revenues totaling US$ 1.043 billion, points out Agrilink. Leading the list was China, trailed... Read more
brazilian beef
2024-05-17
U.S. Livestock: Cattle Futures Shoot Higher on Rising Boxed Beef Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said. Read more
2024-05-17
Reference Price Disparities & Why It Matters to Farmers
The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee recently released additional details of a farm bill proposal in advance of a markup scheduled for May 23, 2024. (House Agriculture Committee, Press... Read more
2024-05-17
Reference Price Disparities & Why It Matters to Farmers
The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee recently released additional details of a farm bill proposal in advance of a markup scheduled for May 23, 2024. (House Agriculture Committee, Press... Read more